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Lanark

American  
[lan-erk] / ˈlæn ərk /

noun

  1. a historic county in S Scotland.


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Hollie was just eight years old when her father died, at the age of 39, when a helicopter he was piloting crashed near their home in Lanark.

From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2025

Officers followed a tip to an apartment complex on Lanark Street, less than a mile from where the body was found, police said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 16, 2025

But she now believes it's the time her father spent heading the ball as a player with teams such as Third Lanark, Blackburn Rovers and Hibernian that did the most damage.

From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2023

Lanark Castle on the Otago Peninsula was built by politician and entrepreneur William Lanark in 1872 in the style of an English stately home.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 20, 2023

In the name of Robert Dale Owen you will recognise one of the trustees, and a son of Robert Owen of Lanark.

From The Life and Letters of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Volume II (of 2) by Florence A. Thomas Marshall

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